{"id":2362,"date":"2014-12-03T06:41:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T11:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=2362"},"modified":"2014-12-03T06:41:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T11:41:58","slug":"sydney-storm-sparks-fires-and-blackouts-as-flooding-reported-in-southern-highlands-abc-news-australian-broadcasting-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=2362","title":{"rendered":"Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-12-03\/emergency-crews-respond-to-storm-damage-across-sydney\/5938642\">Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">A storm has caused delays and brought down trees and powerlines across the Sydney metropolitan area, while lightning sparked a fire at an inner city substation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">Heavy rain, flooding and power outages were also reported across much of New South Wales after the afternoon&#8217;s wild weather.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content photo right\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; width: 340px; clear: right; float: right; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px;\"><a style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: #0058cc; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-12-03\/firefighters-work-to-contain-a-fire-at-an-electrical-substation\/5939108\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; display: block; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px none initial;\" title=\"Firefighters work to contain a fire at an electrical substation at Pyrmont\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/image\/5939108-3x2-340x227.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters work to contain a fire at an electrical substation at Pyrmont\" width=\"340\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><a class=\"inline-caption\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: #0058cc; text-decoration: none; display: block; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-12-03\/firefighters-work-to-contain-a-fire-at-an-electrical-substation\/5939108\"><strong style=\"word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 0.9167em; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">PHOTO:<\/strong>\u00a0Firefighters work to contain a fire at an electrical substation at Pyrmont.\u00a0<span class=\"source\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: #666666; font-size: 0.9167em; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">(Twitter: Fire and Rescue NSW)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">On Wednesday night, NSW Fire and Rescue said it had 80 crews out responding to reports of damage in Sydney&#8217;s metro area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">The storm front moved from the south west to the north east before heading out to sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">A lightning strike near Richmond disrupted train services on the Western line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">Another lightning strike started a fire in an electrical substation at Pyrmont in inner Sydney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">Twenty-five units were evacuated as a result.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">Fire and Rescue said the situation was in hand but the apartments had been evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">More than 13,000 homes were without power across the state on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). A storm has caused delays and brought down trees and powerlines across the Sydney metropolitan area, while lightning sparked a fire at an inner city substation. 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